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Hi all. We have been to Saalbach with Equity a couple of times and really enjoyed the Austrian skiing experience. We'd like to try to get a trip in before Christmas with the children but need to go midweek to fit in with school holidays. We can get flights to Salzburg or Linz. We would appreciate any recommendations for resorts which would suit intermediates within say a two hour drive and names of any good value half board or chalet accommodation.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for any advice.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There are loads of resorts that are within that distance of Salzburg.
Obviously it is difficult to assess how open each place will be at that time, as this has not been a typical pre-season build up (if there is such a thing).
Schladming, Obertauern, Kaprun would be places expecting to be open, others include the ski-welt (soll, etc), Kitzbuhel, Bad Gastein, Zell am See, Mayrhofen. Just over 2 hours (but less than 2.5 would include the resorts of Solden, Neustift, Hintertux (all high and pretty much guaranteed snow-sure).
The choices are huge and there is good intermediate skiing at all of those (he says without having been to them all).
Can't help on the accommodation side of things though.
Much has been said about Neustift being a familt resort on another thread.
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loatie, dare I suggest a flight to Friedrichshafen? That is what we are doing from the 17th December for a few days. From Friedrichshafen there are dozens of options via train/bus or hire car and the snow is already falling!! Big resorts like St Anton or Lech and smaller resorts in the Montafon etc are all reachable in just 2 hours.
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Subject to snow I would recommend Bad Gastein which is just one hour by train from Salzburg. Driving - I do not know but why do you need a car as the train service is excellent and it goes right into the resort. It is an intermediate resort and two or three of the five areas are linked - the rest you need a bus or a car to get to but there are less than half an hour from the town. I would highly recommed the Hotel Wildbad - exceptional food and service but not pricey for a four star hotel. I am going there on 4th February. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Salzburg ski areas
http://www.bergfex.com/salzburg/
Austrian National Train service
http://www.oebb.at/vip8/oebb/en/index.jsp
Austrian Ski resort Reviews
http://www.skiresort.de/oesterreich/index.htm
Austria is seeing some good early snow now but there's no certainty that the weather won't get warm again before Christmas (it's happened before). Late accomodation booking during school holiday is probably too risky (when exactly are you planning to go?). Probably best to go for the more snow secure resorts (i.e. Kaprun, Obertauern).
PS If you are renting a car make sure winter tyres and snow chains are included.
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I agree with hibernia, altho early snow can be shakey in the gastein valley. The highest area (Sportgastein) should be open for action at least.
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you can get flights into salzburg from stanstead (if thats any use) that land very early, meaning a half days skiing on the fist day.. also late flight 9pm.. on the way back so thats ideal for short trips.. Friedrichshafen its a bit later in and early back out flight wise meaning you lose over a day on the slopes.. as i said though thats just for stanstead.. and you have to use ryanair.. 
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Hi,
How about The Hochkoenig's in Austria -Just 45 mins drive form the airport.
Look at www.hochkoenig.at
Good for intermediates. 150 km of slopes and 39 lifts. Not far from Saalach but a lot nearer to the airport.
At the moment we have 50cm of snow in the village and 100cm at the top of the lift. More is expected at the weekend. However I know the weather can change although there is so much snow here it would take a lot to melt it!! . Any where in December is risky but at the momnet it is looking good.
The lifts are opening this weekend.
As for accomodation we have 2 apartments in Muehlbach. Check out our web site for some recent pictures.
Nigel
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| lisach wrote: |
| loatie, dare I suggest a flight to Friedrichshafen? That is what we are doing from the 17th December for a few days. From Friedrichshafen there are dozens of options via train/bus or hire car and the snow is already falling!! Big resorts like St Anton or Lech and smaller resorts in the Montafon etc are all reachable in just 2 hours. |
thanks very much, any idea how much the train costs to the montafon area ? This looks pretty good and as you say the flights to Friedrichshafen are still v . cheap
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